2010 Czech Senate election

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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic for a third of the Czech Senate (27 seats) in October 2010. The first round was held on 15 and 16 October 2010, with a second round on 22 and 23 October 2010. [1]

The election was a major success for the Czech Social Democratic Party, who gained 12 seats to become the largest party, with 41. The liberal conservative Civic Democratic Party fell 11 seats to 25, while the centre-right group led by TOP 09 lost 4 seats to leave them on 5 seats: equal with the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party.

Results

In the first round, a turnout of 44.33% of voters was reached and no candidate gained 50% of the vote in their district, which means the top two in each district advance to the run-off round. [2] The ČSSD's candidates advanced to the second round in 22 districts despite the fact that they held none of the seats. The ruling ODS, which held 18 of the seats, advanced to the run-off in 19. TOP 09 advanced in 5 seats, KDU–ČSL in 3, the regional Severočeši.cz in 2, Public Affairs in 1, and independent candidates in 2. [3]

Nominating partyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsWonNot upTotal
Czech Social Democratic Party 290,09025.280299,52644.0212122941
Civic Democratic Party 266,31123.210225,70833.17881725
TOP 09 150,04613.08041,1316.041101
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 117,37410.230022
KDU-ČSL 87,1827.60042,9906.322246
Public Affairs 57,1794.98011,9731.760000
Party of Common Sense 40,2953.510000
Severočeši.cz 20,0621.75023,2793.422202
Party of Civic Rights 17,1951.500000
Mayors and Independents 15,2311.33010,1791.501123
Independents 10,7390.94010,7071.570000
Green Party 10,4730.910000
Non-Partisans 8,7510.76014,9442.201101
Our Beskydy5,6940.500000
Party of Free Citizens 5,4470.470000
Alternative4,5440.400000
Mayors for the Region3,7280.320000
Czech Party of Regions3,4940.300000
Democratic Party of Greens 3,3480.290000
Doctors (For the Recovery of Society)1,8750.160000
Czech National Social Party 1,7910.160000
Czech National Socialist Party 1,7730.150000
Workers' Party of Social Justice 1,7440.150000
Moravané 1,7380.150000
Victoria.cz1,6160.140000
Party for the Open Society 1,2890.110000
Czech Pirate Party 1,1310.100000
Citizens of the City, City of the Citizens1,0690.090000
SNK European Democrats 9640.080000
Conservative Party 9430.080000
Koruna Česká 8280.070000
State Party Direct Democracy – Labour Party4490.040000
Folklore and Society1970.020000
Independents12,8001.120000
Total1,147,390100.000680,437100.0027275481
Valid votes1,147,39094.57680,43799.59
Invalid/blank votes65,8345.432,8340.41
Total votes1,213,224100.00683,271100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,774,17843.732,774,98224.62
Source: Volby

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References

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